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Words and actions in Chinese: 言行 (yán xíng)

yán xíng

words and actions

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1words and actions
  2. 2what one says and what one does

Stroke order

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言
行

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄥˊ

xíng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 一个人的言行应该一致。

    yí gè rén de yán xíng yīng gāi yí zhì。

    A person's words and actions should be consistent.

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Related words

行

xíng

to walk

举行

jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

银行

yín háng

bank

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

流行

liú xíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread

语言

yǔ yán

language

发言

fā yán

to make a speech

实行

shí xíng

to implement

行动

xíng dòng

operation

行人

xíng rén

pedestrian

行为

xíng wéi

action

行业

háng yè

trade

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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